Syracuse Dekadrachm - Dionysius I, -405 – -370

Decadrachm from Syracuse. Issued from -405 to -370. Struck in Silver. Measures 37 mm and weighs 43.03 g.

Obverse

Charioteer driving galloping quadriga to left, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left; above, Nike flies to right, a wreath in her outstretched arms to crown the charioteer; in the exergue, a panoply of arms is set on two steps: a cuirass, two greaves, and a Phrygian helmet, a horizontal spear behind, ΑΘΛΑ in tiny letters below

Reverse

Head of the nymph Arethusa to left, wearing a wreath of reeds, triple-pendant earring, and a pearl necklace; four dolphins playing around her, small griffin head to right under chin.